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In a Warming California, a Future of More Fire

Dec 7, 2017 – New York Times –

Severe wildfire seasons like the one that has devastated California this fall may occur more frequently because of climate change, scientists say. Among other factors, many climate change forecasts suggest that there will be less rain in Southern California in the fall in the future, and more rain in December and January. That means fires could continue later into the fall, greatly extending the fire risk season.

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Recent changes on our website…

Oct 28, 2017 – On October 27, the provincial government released its Made-in-Manitoba Climate & Green Plan. To help people understand this better, we have enhanced the section of our website related to Carbon Pricing to explain carbon pricing and why it is necessary.